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BUILDING NEW AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY SPACES

While community space is a core component of building healthy communities, access to such space has often been a challenge for low income communities because of the prohibitive costs involved. The use of pop-up infrastructure has largely been in commercial arenas and the serious exploration of these types of structures as a transformative approach to addressing the urgent need for community space has not taken place.

This initiative aims to shift the discourse of using pop-up infrastructure, explore the feasibility of creating community-public and private partnerships to provide affordable, accessible community space for residents, agencies and local entrepreneurs in low income communities.

With funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Delta Family Centre and Partners in exploring Pop Up Infrastructure as a viable option to creating affordable community spaces.

9:00-1:30 PM - Pop Up Infrastructre Symposium

1:45 PM - Optional Free BusTour of Giant Container Services*

* Giant Container Services is a Toronto based shipping container modification company